[mythtv-users] HR21 DirecTV receiver as HD input to MythTV box through HDMI?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Peter Pavlovich wrote:

>
> You'd rather spend $285 plus whatever DVI capture device that might  
> exist with linux support (no idea if that does exist - if so, it's  
> going to be expensive and if so will almost definitely not have  
> mythtv support for it) instead of $220 for a device with good enough  
> linux/mythtv support that everything is working quite well right now  
> just to use HDMI instead of component? Why?
>
>
>
> Nope. I'm not saying that at all. I just want the best quality video  
> possible ... true HD ... recorded on my MythTV box. If I read the  
> specs correctly, the $220 device only accepts component input. I am  
> still a relative newbie to all of this so I am not sure if component- 
> based quality is the same (or could it possibly even be better?)  
> than HDMI quality. If so, then I'd be quite happy going with the  
> device mentioned earlier and save myself all the problems :)
>
> Anyone able to chime in on the relative quality of the various  
> output configurations? I'd love to hear from the experts!!!
>
> Thanks again for the advice and insight!

If you want "true HD" then you need about 600-800GB/hour. That's  
uncompressed high def video. So basically, all HD you get will be  
compressed so it is realistically useful as part of a PVR. The beauty  
with the HD-PVR is that you can choose your bitrate from 1Mbs to  
13.5Mbs. I record at 6.5Mbs and can't tell the difference between  
these recordings and OTA HD on my 42" display.

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html